Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 莫
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莫 |
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Meaning |
negative, nobody, do not, there is none who |
Pronunciation |
mò |
Explanation |
From top: Plant 艹, sun 日, plant 艹 [not 大 "large"] - Together: The sun goes down between plants: Sunset |
Mnemonic
| The sunset is perceived negatively. |
Radicals
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莫
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sunset, sinking | (Picture of a sunset: The sun 日 sets beween plants 艹,艹. The very similar radical  stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.) |
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艹
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grass, plant | |
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大
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big, huge | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 莫斯科 |
Mò sī kē |
Moscow, capital of Russia | | 莫名其妙 |
mò míng qí miào |
unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie) | | 莫桑比克 |
Mò sāng bǐ kè |
Mozambique | | 过而能改，善莫大焉 |
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān |
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) |
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